Recent content by Owl city

I’am located in Wisconsin, really looking to utilize every inch of my property to make as good as it can be. Leave it as it is ? Plant switch? Or plant spruce and shrubs ?

My neighbor to the north logged his woods about 5 years ago and the deer like to bed there right now. I should say we live a 1/2 mile from public land and deer pile in once duck season starts and all the way thru rifle season. I do draw a lot in with my plots

Deer pretty much come mostly from the north , my property runs from west to east the house is west. I can’t hunt with any south winds on my plot

The biggest buck I ever killed would bed 100 yards from my house , I really don’t think it bothers the deer that much

Yes the other field is all food plots, and yes we access from the house. I have planted spruce close around the house and some deer do bed in that.

I’am looking at taking 4-5 acres out of ag field and converting to a deer bedding area. I had my mind made up with planing Norway and black hills spruce . I was going to use a tree planter just for speed and ease and possibly spraying or mowing around them, but now thinking about tree plugs just...